Table 1Transition record

microsystem engineering techniciantorobotics engineering technician

A microsystem engineering technician already meets 39% of what the robotics engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From microsystem engineering technician

39%

Overlap1

To robotics engineering technician

21 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

68.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the robotics engineering technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the microsystem engineering technician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A robotics engineering technician role treats 13 of its required skills as things a microsystem engineering technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

adjust engineering designs
align components
assist scientific research
automatic control system
design drawings
fasten components

What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A robotics engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a microsystem engineering technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held automatic control system information and communication technologies (icts)
already held program firmware working with computers
already held integrate new products in manufacturing communication, collaboration and creativity
already held read assembly drawings information skills
already held assist scientific research communication, collaboration and creativity
already held write technical reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 21 carried skills, including the 13 the robotics engineering technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 42 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 7 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held automation technology required
required, not held control engineering required
required, not held electrical engineering required
required, not held electronics required
required, not held mechatronics required
required, not held robotic components required
required, not held robotics required

optional, not held electric drives optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held optoelectronics optional
optional, not held power electronics optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held sensors optional

02 working with computers 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held develop computer vision system required
required, not held set up automotive robot required
required, not held set up machine controls required

optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
optional, not held install software optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held mathematics required
required, not held physics required

optional, not held pneumatics optional

04 constructing 2 required

required, not held test mechatronic units required
required, not held perform test run required

05 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assemble robots required

optional, not held assemble mechatronic units optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held follow standards for machinery safety required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a robotics engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adjust engineering designs skill
already held align components skill
already held assist scientific research skill
already held automatic control system knowledge
already held design drawings knowledge
already held fasten components skill
already held inspect quality of products skill
already held liaise with engineers skill
already held monitor machine operations skill
already held prepare production prototypes skill
already held read assembly drawings skill
already held read engineering drawings skill
already held record test data skill
already held CAD software knowledge
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held integrate new products in manufacturing skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held program firmware skill
already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
already held use CAM software skill
already held write technical reports skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 supplementary

optional, not held computer science optional
optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
optional, not held transmission technology optional

08 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
optional, not held replace machines optional

09 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held simulate mechatronic design concepts optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional

10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 supplementary

optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional

11 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform project management optional

26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assemble mechatronic units optional
optional, not held calibrate mechatronic instruments optional
optional, not held electric drives optional
optional, not held keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes optional
optional, not held maintain robotic equipment optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held simulate mechatronic design concepts optional
optional, not held assemble hardware components optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held computer science optional
optional, not held customise software for drive system optional
optional, not held examine engineering principles optional
optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held install software optional
optional, not held optoelectronics optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional
optional, not held power electronics optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
optional, not held replace machines optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held sensors optional
optional, not held transmission technology optional
optional, not held use CAD software optional

20 held skills the robotics engineering technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role MOEM knowledge
not needed by the target role apply soldering techniques skill
not needed by the target role assemble microelectromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role firmware knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain microelectromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
not needed by the target role microassembly knowledge
not needed by the target role microelectromechanical systems knowledge
not needed by the target role microsystem test procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role operate precision machinery skill
not needed by the target role operate precision measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role package microelectromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role precision measuring instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role precision mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role set tolerances skill
not needed by the target role surface-mount technology knowledge
not needed by the target role test microelectromechanical systems skill
not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
not needed by the target role wear cleanroom suit skill

22 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held automation technology required
required, not held control engineering required
required, not held electrical engineering required
required, not held electronics required
required, not held mathematics required
required, not held mechatronics required
required, not held physics required
required, not held robotic components required
required, not held robotics required
optional, not held electric drives optional
optional, not held mechanical engineering optional
optional, not held computer engineering optional
optional, not held computer science optional
optional, not held hybrid control systems optional
optional, not held hydraulics optional
optional, not held optoelectronics optional
optional, not held pneumatics optional
optional, not held power electronics optional
optional, not held programmable logic controller optional
optional, not held safety engineering optional
optional, not held sensors optional
optional, not held transmission technology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from microsystem engineering technician

Full index of moves from microsystem engineering technician

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.